# apostate vs apostle

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### apostate
*adjective · IPA /əˈpɒs.teɪt/ · frequency rank #43,030*
Guilty of apostasy.

### apostle
*noun · IPA /əˈpɑsl̩/ · frequency rank #15,749*
A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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